1. If Joe sells important nuclear secrets to Iraq, he is committing ____________. (unit 7)
A. Libel
B. Slander
C. Treason
D. Defamation
2. Which of the following would result in an individual losing their citizenship (select 4)? (unit 8)
a. Enlisting in the military of a foreign nation
b. Being convicted of treason or sedition
c. The discovery that a naturalized citizen was deceptive on their naturalization documents
d. Voluntarily giving up American citizenship to become a citizen of another country
e. Living outside the United States for 18 or more consecutive years.
3. “In no country in the world has the principle of association been more successfully used, or more unsparingly applied to a multitude of different objects, than in America.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville
Use the quotation above to answer the question
What did de Tocqueville suggest Americans do more frequently than the rest of the
world? (unit 8)
a. Americans form interest groups to support a variety of different causes
b. Americans express independent and diverse political views
c. Americans form political parties to nominate candidates
d. Americans donate generously to political causes
4. Mary and Sara want to go shopping to buy new outfits for the weekend. They both fall in love with the same shirt and each decide to buy one for $15. At the register, a sales tax of 6% is added to the total. Since Mary earns more money than Sara, this purchase will not impact her overall budget as much as it will for Sara who earns less money. This is an example of a… (unit 9)
A. Progressive tax
B. Regressive tax
C. Income tax
D. Excise tax